The 1950s in America were a time of unapologetic optimism, excess, and seemingly unlimited prosperity. This mindset was mirrored in...
Worldwide Auctioneers has announced that it will be selling, with no-reserve, The Jack & Donna Steele Pontiac Collection at its 11th...
Automobili Pininfarina is the world’s newest car brand, with a plan to sustainably develop and produce fully-electric, ultra-luxury cars at the pinnacle of design and desirability in their respective segments. From an operational headquarters in Munich, Germany, and with a team of experienced automotive executives from luxury and premium car brands,...
Over the past several years, I’ve waxed whimsical in this space about various historical, psychological and emotional aspects of the...
In 1947, a Duesenberg was often the car of dreams. For then-10-year-old Roger P. Willbanks that was certainly true. “It...
The Hilton Head Island Concours d’Elegance & Motoring Festival will recognize significant anniversaries for both BMW and Porsche at the Hilton Head Island Concours, Oct. 26 – Nov. 4, 2018. BMW is celebrating both 50 years of the BMW 2002, the “little BMW that changed everything,” according to Scott Dishman,...
A 1958 BMW 507 Series II Roadster was named Best of Show at the 15th annual Keeneland Concours d’Elegance at...
This year marks the 50th anniversary of Automobili Lamborghini’s Espada and Islero models. To mark this occasion, Lamborghini Polo Storico, the division devoted to the House of the Raging Bull’s historic cars, has completed the restoration of the Islero and the Espada that belong to the Lamborghini Museum and announced...
Photo Gallery from the July 15, 2018, Hillsborough Concours d’Elegance at the Crystal Springs Golf Course, in Burlingame, California....
The tree-shaded campus of Pacific University proved a popular spot on a scorching July Sunday as thousands of auto enthusiasts...
In 1954, Southern California designer Bill Miller, designed a low slung, custom sports car for himself using Packard V12 running gear as its foundation. With the final coachwork constructed by Bohman & Son, of Pasadena, California, the Miller Packard V12 surely ranks as one of the first—and arguably prettiest—American V12...
It was possibly the greatest automotive marketing slogan ever – “Ask the Man Who Owns One.” Packards were such high...
Long ago when racecars used tires with tread, I owned a couple Lotus cars. While stationed in Germany, I bought...
July 19th through the 22nd will be a weekend of horsepower in the Horse Capital of the World. Since it began in 2004, the Keeneland Concours d’Elegance has become a community event with national participation. This year, over 160 cars from brass era steamers to exotic future classics will compete...
Worldwide Auctioneers is gearing up for its annual The Pacific Grove Auction on the Monterey Peninsula, scheduled for Thursday, August 23rd,...
The Global Rally organization appointed Destination Rally for the organization of their Friendship Rally 2018 through Vietnam, Cambodia, Thailand, Myanmar...
Motor Trend named it one of the five greatest Ferraris of all time, Sports Car International called it one of the top 10 sportscars of the 1960s, Top Speed said it’s more attractive than the 250 GTO, Road & Track simply called it “gorgeous,” and that’s just the beginning. The Ferrari 250 GT Short Wheel Base (SWB)...
Fair disclosure—I’ve wanted to write about this car for years. The Ford GT appeared, in 2005, as a production offering...
In its 33rd year, Concorso Italiano will return to the lush greens of the Black Horse Golf Course on Saturday, August,...
Over the course of the past month, a surge of activism has swirled through the American car collecting community. What has triggered this rallying cry to action, you might ask? Preservation? Youth involvement? Nope…taxes. On May 23, the U.S. Department of Commerce posted a request for public comment on “Section...
The Quail, A Motorsports Gathering has officially announced four featured classes for its 16th-anniversary celebration on Friday, August 24, 2018....
Following the news of the sole surviving 8-Liter Bentley Saloon by Vanden Plas being scheduled for auction, a pair of...
In 1947, OSCA–Fratelli Maserati was new to the racing scene, but the Maserati brothers that founded the marque were not, and their unassuming OSCAs would go on to dominate the small capacity racing world for more than a decade. The coming Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance will celebrate OSCA as a...
If you visited a car show in 1963 or 1964, you would have seen concept cars on display from many...
A 1938 Hispano Suiza H6B Dubonnet Xenia owned by the Mullin Automotive Museum was awarded Best of Show honors at the 25th anniversary Rodeo Drive Concours dElegance on Sunday June 17. A Fathers Day tradition, the event welcomed more than 30,000 guests to the famous Beverly Hills thoroughfare, offering dads...
One of the great things about having a concours in the gardens of The Hotel Hershey in Hershey, Pennsylvania, is...
Photo Gallery from the June 9–10 The Elegance at Hershey Concours d’Elegance. Subscribers click here for more photos from The...
Shooting-brake: A conveyance used to carry shooting parties with their large supply of firearms, cartridges, provisions, dogs and game. It could also be used to carry the “beaters” to and from the shoot. In France, station wagons were known as a break de chasse,the literal translation being “hunting break.”Later they...
